The small country of Lebanon lies at the center of the Middle East jigsaw. Its labyrinthine internal politics reflect and connect with all the complexities of the region and the surrounding countries.
To grasp what is happening in divided Lebanon, one has to understand the bigger Middle East picture. That picture is dominated by two disruptive sources that poison everything around them, namely Iran and the Israel-Palestine dispute.
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